September 14, 2011

1,930 years ago
81

Politics and government
Domitian became Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus.

1,120 years ago
891

Died on this date
Stephen V. Roman Catholic Pope, 885-891. Stephen V succeeded Adrian III, and was succeeded by Pope Formosus.

690 years ago
1321

Died on this date
Dante Alighieri, 55-56. Italian writer. Mr. Alighieri, usually referred to by just his first name, was best known for his long narrative poem Divina Commedia (Divine Comedy) (1320), one of the most influential works in the history of Western literature. He established the use of the vernacular in literature at a time when most poetry was in Latin. Dante was one of the Guelphs who supported the Pope against the Holy Roman Emperor, resulting in him spending several years in exile from Florence. He died in Ravenna of quartan malaria contracted while returning from a diplomatic mission to the Republic of Venice.

290 years ago
1721

Born on this date
Eliphalet Dyer. U.S. politician. Mr. Dyer was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives (1756-1784), and was a delegate to the Continental Congress (1774–1775, 1777–1779, 1782–1783) before serving as Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court (1789-1793). He died on May 13, 1807 at the age of 85.

270 years ago
1741

Music
George Frideric Handel completed his oratorio Messiah.

220 years ago
1791

Europeana
The Papal States lost Avignon to Revolutionary France.

160 years ago
1851

Died on this date
James Fenimore Cooper, 61. U.S. author. Mr. Cooper was best known for his novels The Last of the Mohicans (1826); The Pathfinder (1840); and The Deerslayer (1841). He died the day before his 62nd birthday.

110 years ago
1901

Born on this date
Andrey Vlasov. U.S.S.R. military officer. Lieutenant General Vlasov joined the Soviet Red Army in 1919; he fought in the Battle of Moscow in World War II, and was captured attempting to lift the siege of Leningrad in 1942. Lt. Gen. Vlasov then defected to the Germans and headed the Russkaya osvoboditel'naya armiya (ROA) (Russian Liberation Army) until near the end of the war, when he switched back and ordered the ROA to aid the Prague uprising against the Germans. He was captured by Soviet forces, and was 44 when he was hanged for treason in Moscow with 11 other ROA officers on August 1, 1946.

Died on this date William McKinley, 58. 25th President of the United States of America, 1897-1901. Mr. McKinley, a native of Ohio, served with the Union Army in the American Civil War, rising from private to brevet major. He was a lawyer and a member of the Republican Party who represented Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives (1877-1884, 1885-1891), and was best known for framing the Tariff Act of 1890, which raised the average duty on imports to almost 50%. Mr. McKinley was narrowly defeated in his bid for re-election in 1890, and moved into state politics, serving two terms as Governor of Ohio (1892-1896). He received the Republican nomination for President of the United States in 1896, and conducted a "front porch" campaign as he narrowly defeated Democratic Party nominee William Jennings Bryan in the election. Mr. McKinley's presidency was marked by economic growth, and he supported the 1897 Dingley Tariff to protect American manufacturing. He was in office during the Spanish-American War in 1898, which resulted in a decisive American victory, territorial gains for the United States, and a debate over whether the United States should have an empire. President McKinley was easily re-elected in 1900, and died eight days after being shot in the stomach by anarchist Leon Czolgosz while attending the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo. He was succeeded in office by Vice President Theodore Roosevelt, who became, at 42, the youngest president in American history.

Baseball
Cy Young (30-9) pitched a 4-hitter and scored 2 runs for the Boston Americans as they routed the Washington Senators 12-1 before 5,500 fans at Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds in Boston.

Nap Lajoie batted 4 for 4 with a run, 2 runs batted in, and a stolen base to lead the Philadelphia Athletics to a 7-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles in the first game of a doubleheader before 7,467 fans at Columbia Park in Philadelphia. Chick Fraser (22-15) pitched a 7-hit complete game victory over Harry Howell (12-21), who allowed 12 hits and 6 earned runs in a complete game. The Athletics scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th inning to win the second game 3-2. Winning pitcher Bill Bernhard (14-10) allowed 5 hits and 1 run--unearned--in 7 innings in relief of Eddie Plank, and batted 2 for 4 with a double, triple, and a run batted in. Jerry Nops (11-9) pitched a 9-hit complete game defeat.

Bill Bradley batted 3 for 4 with 2 doubles and 2 runs to help the Cleveland Blues defeat the Detroit Tigers 5-3 before 3,795 fans at Bennett Park in Detroit. Earl Moore (16-13) pitched a 10-hitter to outduel Joe Yeager (10-11), with both men pitching complete games.

The Boston Beaneaters scored 5 runs in the 1st inning and 3 in the 3rd as they beat the New York Giants 9-2 before 1,500 fans at South End Grounds in Boston. Kid Nichols (16-15) pitched a 6-hit complete game victory and hit a 2-run home run in the 3rd inning. Losing pitcher Bill Phyle (7-8) allowed 11 hits in a complete game, but 5 of the runs against him were unearned, as the Giants made 6 errors.

Jack Chesbro (19-9) and Ed Doheny (8-6) were the respective winning pitchers for the Pittsburgh Pirates as they swept a doubleheader from the Cincinnati Reds 5-3 and 8-4 before 7,000 fans at Exposition Park in Pittsburgh.

110 years ago
1911

Born on this date
William H. Armstrong. U.S. author and teacher. Mr. Armstrong taught history at Kent School in Kent, Connecticut from 1945-1997. He wrote several books on education, but was best known for his children's novel Sounder (1969), which won the 1970 Newbery Medal. Mr. Armstrong died on April 11, 1999 at the age of 87.

75 years ago
1936

Died on this date
Irving Thalberg, 37. U.S. movie producer. Mr. Thalberg worked at Universal Pictures in the early 1920s and was head of production at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios from 1925 until his death from pneumonia while burdened with a congenital heart condition, helping to make MGM the most prestigious studio. He was perhaps the most brilliant producer in the history of motion pictures, and his early death was a devastating loss to cinema.

Aviation
Canadians Harry Richman and Robert Merrill arrived at St. John's, Newfoundland, completing the first Atlantic ocean round-trip by air.

Society
Dorothea Palmer, a nurse, was arrested in Eastview, Ontario for distributing birth control information. She was acquitted at a subsequent trial which made distribution of such information legal.

70 years ago
1941

War
The U.S.S.R. announced that Kremenchug, an industrial city on the east bank of the Dnieper River, 165 miles southeast of Kiev, had been abandoned. German forces were reported 15 miles from Leningrad. Shipping details in the Canal Zone reported that an Axis surface raider was believed to be operating in the Pacific Ocean on the approaches to the Panama Canal.

Defense
General Robert E. Wood of the America First Committee announced that "58 prominent Americans" had joined in denouncing President Franklin D. Roosevelt's September 11 "shoot on sigtht" speech as a "grave threat to democratic principles of majority rule."

World events
Reports from Stockholm stated that 2,000 Norwegians had been arrested in four days of martial law in the Oslo area.

A revolt against Iranian Shah Reza Pahlevi was reported to be spreading among tribes in southwestern Iran.

Politics and government
New York State industrial commissioner Dr. Godfrey Schmidt began an investigation of 4,000 employees in the state labor department to remove persons engaging in subversive activities.

Labour
Members of the American Federation of Labor Seafarers International Union extended their strike for increased war bonuses to nine more vessels, seven of which were loaded with cargoes for U.S. bases in the West Indies.

Football
NFL
Detroit (0-1) 0 @ Green Bay (1-0) 23

60 years ago
1951

On television tonight
Tales of Tomorrow, on ABC
Tonight's episode: The Monsters, starring Barbara Boulton, Bert Kalmar, Jr., and Paul Langton

Died on this date
Fritz Busch, 61. German conductor. Mr. Busch conducted several operas and orchestras in a career spanning more than 40 years, including the Dresden State Opera (1922-1933). He was dismissed from his post in Dresden by the Nazis shortly after they took power, and served as musical director of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera in England (1934-1939). Mr. Busch worked in the United States, Argentina, and other countries for most of the 1940s, returning to his previous post with Glyndebourne in 1950. He died in London.

Wally Roettger, 49. U.S. baseball player and coach. Mr. Roettger was an outfielder with the St. Louis Cardinals (1927-1929, 1931); New York Giants (1930); Cincinnati Reds (1932-1933); and Pittsburgh Pirates (1934), batting .285 with 19 home runs and 245 runs batted in in 599 games. He was with the Cardinals when they won the World Series in 1931, and hit .286 with no homers or RBIs in 3 games in the series. Mr. Roettger was at the University of Illinois as head baseball coach (1935-1951) and assistant basketball coach (1936-1949). He was suffering from high blood pressure and deteriorating eyesight when he committed suicide by slitting his wrists and throat, 17 days after his 49th birthday.

War
U.S. President Harry Truman conferred with French High Commissioner in Indochina General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, and stated that "the same fight for liberty" was being waged in Vietnam as in Korea.

Oil
British Prime Minister Clement Attlee opened Europe's largest refinery, at Fawley on Southampton Water, England, claiming that the new plant assured the U.K. an adequate supply of oil and that Iran would be "ruined" unless it resumed "friendly cooperation" with Britain.

Economics and finance
World Bank and International Monetary Fund governors ended a five-day conference in Washington after debating relaxation of trade and currency restrictions and voting against the admission of the People's Republic of China.

Baseball
Bob Nieman of the St. Louis Browns became the first player to hit a home run in each of his first 2 major league at bats, but the Browns fell behind 5-0 after the 1st inning and lost 9-6 to the Boston Red Sox before 5,466 fans at Fenway Park in Boston. Mickey McDermott was the Boston pitcher who gave up Mr. Nieman's homers. Mr. Nieman finished the game batting 3 for 5 with 4 runs batted in, and made 1 putout and 1 assist in left field. Dom DiMaggio, Ted Williams, and Walt Dropo homered for the Red Sox. Fred Sanford (4-10) started on the mound and allowed 4 hits and 5 runs--all earned-- in 1/3 inning, walking 1 batter and striking out none in the 165th and last game of his 7-year major league career.

Yogi Berra hit a grand slam with 2 out in the bottom of the 1st inning to provide the necessary scoring for the New York Yankees as they beat the Detroit Tigers 5-2 before 10,380 fans at Yankee Stadium, moving to within ½ game of the idle American League-leading Cleveland Indians. Vic Raschi (19-9) allowed 1 hit and 1 run--unearned--in 7 innings to get the win over Bob Cain (10-12), who allowed 2 hits and 4 earned runs in 1/3 inning. Fred Hutchinson allowed 1 hit and 1 run--unearned--in 6.2 innings of relief, while Hank Borowy allowed 2 hits and no runs in 1 inning, walking 1 batter and striking out none in the 316th and last game of his 10-year major league career.

Bobby Shantz (16-9) pitched a 7-hitter and scored a run for the Philadelphia Athletics as they shut out the Chicago White Sox 3-0 before 3,179 fans at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. Losing pitcher Lou Kretlow (5-8) also allowed 7 hits in a complete game.

Preacher Roe (20-2) pitched a 6-hitter to outduel Murry Dickson (18-14) as the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 before 18,050 fans at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. Andy Pafko hit his 14th home run of the season for the Dodgers to give them a 2-0 lead in the 5th inning. Pittsburgh third baseman Dick Smith and second baseman Jack Merson both made their major league debuts with the Pirates; Mr. Smith batted 1 for 4, singling home Mr. Merson in the 8th inning for the Pirates' only run, making an assist and an error. Mr. Merson was 1 for 3 with a double, making 6 putouts and 2 assists.

With 2 out and nobody on base in the top of the 8th inning, Sam Jethroe drew a base on balls and Earl Torgeson followed with a double to score Mr. Jethroe to break a 5-5 tie as the Boston Braves overcame an early 3-0 deficit and edged the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 before 6,295 fans at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. Mr. Torgeson batted 4 for 4 with 3 runs batted in, while Mr. Jethroe was 3 for 4 with a double and a run batted in, and Willard Marshall was 3 for 4 with a double, home run, 2 runs, and 2 RBIs for the Braves. Chet Nichols (10-6) pitched an 8-hit complete game victory, allowing 4 earned runs. The evening began with the completion of a game that had been suspended on August 2 with 1 out in the bottom of the 9th and the Braves leading 7-3; the game had been suspended in order to let the Braves catch a train. The Cardinals scored a run after the resumption of play, but lost 7-4.

The Philadelphia Phillies scored 4 unearned runs in the top of the 4th inning en route to a 10-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds before 3,588 fans at Crosley Field in Cincinnati. Every man in the Philadelphia lineup had at least 1 hit, and the team amassed 17. Bubba Church (14-10) pitched an 11-hit complete game victory and batted 2 for 5 with a run and 2 runs batted in.

The New York Giants scored 2 runs in each of the 6th, 7th, and 8th innings as they beat the Chicago Cubs 7-2 before 5,109 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago, remaining 6 games behind the National League-leading Dodgers. Jim Hearn (15-8) allowed 8 hits and 2 earned runs in 8.1 innings to get the win over Bob Rush (9-10). Hank Sauer drove in both Chicago runs with a home run and an outfield fly.

50 years ago
1961

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade): Well I Ask You--Eden Kane (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): Johnny Remember Me--John Leyton (3rd week at #1)

Football
CFL
British Columbia (0-7-1) 15 @ Winnipeg (6-2) 36

The Lions' loss to the Blue Bombers at Winnipeg Stadium was their first game under Dave Skrien, three days after he replaced "suspended" head coach Wayne Robinson.

Baseball
Bob Lillis scored on a passed ball by Sammy Taylor with the bases loaded and 2 out in the bottom of the 9th inning, giving the St. Louis Cardinals an 8-7 win over the Chicago Cubs in the first game of a doubleheader before 5,835 fans at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. After batting 2 for 5 with a triple and 2 runs batted in in the first game, St. Louis third baseman Ken Boyer hit for the cycle in the second game and was 5 for 6, leading off the bottom of the 11th with a home run to give the Cardinals a 6-5 win to complete the sweep. The teams combined to use 72 players in the doubleheader.

Tony Gonzalez hit a 2-run home run and Wes Covington followed with a homer to open the scoring in the 1st inning, and Mr. Covington hit a solo home run with 2 out in the top of the 10th to break a 3-3 tie as the Philadelphia Phillies edged the San Francisco Giants 4-3 before 4,328 fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. Willie Mays hit a 2-run homer for the Giants. John Buzhardt (6-16) pitched a 5-hit complete game victory over Dick LeMay (3-6), who allowed 5 hits and 1 earned run in 8 innings. Billy Loes started on the mound for San Francisco, allowing 3 hits and 3 earned runs in 2 innings, striking out 1 batter and walking none, making 1 assist in the 317th and last game of his 11-year major league career.

The Los Angeles Dodgers, down 6-3 to the Pittsburgh Pirates going into the bottom of the 9th inning before 9,805 fans at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and 6-4 with 1 out and 2 strikes on pinch hitter Duke Snider, won 7-6 when Mr. Snider hit a 3-run home run, reducing the Cincinnati Reds' lead over the second-place Dodgers in the National League pennant race to 5 games. Pittsburgh catcher Smoky Burgess batted 4 for 5 with a run.

Floyd Robinson hit a 2-run home run and Jim Landis added a 3-run homer for the Chicago White Sox as they scored 5 runs in the bottom of the 1st inning en route to an 8-3 win over the New York Yankees in the first game of a doubleheader before 18,120 fans at Comiskey Park in Chicago, ending the Yankees' 13-game winning streak. Minnie Minoso, Sherm Lollar, and Al Smith hit consecutive run-scoring singles as the White Sox rallied for 3 runs with 2 out in the 9th to win the second game 4-3 to complete the sweep.

40 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Kvällstoppen): Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)--Raiders (7th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland (Swiss Hitparade): Co-Co--The Sweet (3rd week at #1)

Died on this date
Bill Holden, 82. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Holden was an outfielder with the New York Yankees (1913-1914) and Cincinnati Reds (1914), batting .211 with no home runs and 21 runs batted in in 79 games. He played more than 1,200 games in 13 seasons in the minor leagues (1911-1927), managing in the mainors in 1925 and 1927. Mr. Holden died a week after his 82nd birthday.

Boxing
George Foreman (29-0) knocked out Vic Scott (1-3) in the 1st round of their heavyweight bout at El Paso County Coliseum in El Paso, Texas.

Baseball
The Montreal Expos scored 3 runs in each of the first 2 innings en route to a 12-1 rout of the New York Mets in the first game of a doubleheader before 4,038 fans at Shea Stadium in New York. Montreal first baseman Ron Fairly batted 3 for 4 with 2 doubles, a run, and 5 runs batted in, while right fielder Rusty Staub was 3 for 3 with a base on balls, home run, sacrifice fly, 2 runs, and 3 RBIs. Montreal starting pitcher John Strohmayer was injured while warming up before facing a batter and was relieved by Bill Stoneman (15-14), who pitched a 4-hitter and singled home 2 runs in the 5th inning. Nolan Ryan (9-13) allowed 4 hits and 6 runs--all earned--in 1.2 innings to take the loss. Frank Estrada caught the last 4 innings for New York, batting 1 for 2, making 1 putout, and allowing a passed ball in his only major league game. Wayne Garrett hit a solo home run and Ted Martinez added a 2-run double as the Mets scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 1st inning to come back from a 1-run deficit and win the second game 6-3. Mr. Martinez was 3 for 3 with 2 doubles and a run. Mr. Staub was 3 for 4 with a homer and 2 RBIs in the second game. Jim McAndrew (2-5) was the winning pitcher over Jim Britton (1-3), who lasted just 1 inning.

Al Oliver hit a solo home run with 1 out in the top of the 6th inning to tie the score, and Richie Hebner followed with a triple and scored on a passed ball to provide the eventual winning run for the Pittsburgh Pirates as they edged the Chicago Cubs 4-3 before 9,706 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Bob Moose (10-7) allowed 5 hits and no runs in 5 innings of relief of Bob Johnson to get the win over Ferguson Jenkins (21-13), who allowed 7 hits and just 1 earned run, while hitting a 2-run homer in the 4th to give the Cubs a 3-2 lead.

Hank Aaron drove in all 5 runs with a pair of home runs--his 43rd and 44th of the season--as the Atlanta Braves beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-2 before 8,385 fans at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati. Cincinnati leadoff hitter Pete Rose batted 4 for 5. Ron Reed (13-12) allowed 9 hits and 2 earned runs in 7.2 innings to get the win over Don Gullett (15-6).

Pinch hitter Manny Mota doubled home Maury Wills, Bill Russell, and Billy Grabarkewitz with none out in the top of the 9th inning, enabling the Los Angeles Dodgers to defeat the San Francisco Giants 6-5 before 31,907 fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, moving the Dodgers to within 1 game of the first-place Giants in the National League West Division pennant race. Bobby Bonds hit 2 home runs for the Giants and drove in 4 runs. The Giants had Jim Rosario on second base with 2 out in the bottom of the 9th, but Willie Mays struck out to end the game.

30 years ago
1981

#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): You Drive Me Crazy--Shakin' Stevens

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): High School Lullaby--Imo-kin Trio (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): El Baile de los Pajaritos" (Chicken Dance)--María Jesús y su Acordeón

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Dance Little Bird (Chicken Dance)--Electronica's (3rd week at #1)

On television tonight
Entertainment Tonight, hosted by Tom Hallick, Marjorie Wallace, and Ron Hendren

This was the first broadcast of the long-running syndicated program.



Died on this date
Furry Lewis, 82-88. U.S. musician. Walter E. Lewis was a country blues singer-songwriter and guitarist who performed locally in Memphis for many years while working as a street sweeper, made recordings in the late 1920s, and was rediscovered three decades later, recording several albums during the folk blues revival of the 1960s. He died from heart failure after contracting pneumonia.

William Loeb III, 75. U.S. journalist. Mr. Loeb published the Manchester Union Leader from 1946 until his death, dominating newspaper publishing in New Hampshire. He was known for his conservative views, attracting national attention every four years during the New Hampshire primaries early in presidential election years.

Crime
Marcus Sarjeant, 17, was sentenced to five years in prison for firing blanks at Queen Elizabeth II in London in June.

25 years ago
1986

Died on this date
Gordon McLendon, 65. U.S. radio broadcaster and executive. Mr. McLendon founded the Liberty Broadcasting System in 1948, which mainly broadcast studio recreations of major league baseball games, and some live broadcasts of games. The network had as many as 458 stations, second to the Mutual Broadcasting System. Mr. McLendon called the live play-by-play of the third game of the playoff between the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants at the Polo Grounds in New York on October 3, 1951, when Bobby Thomson's 3-run home run gave the Giants a 5-4 win and the NL pennant. Restrictions on broadcasts of major league games where minor league franchises existed soon put an end to LBS, and it folded in 1952. Mr. McLendon owned numerous radio stations, such as KLIF in Dallas, and pioneered such practices as the use of mobile news units, traffic reports, and jingles. He also experimented with "pirate" radio broadcasts into Europe in the early 1960s. Mr. McLendon died of cancer.

Football
CFL
British Columbia (9-2) 34 @ Toronto (7-4) 24



The Lions scored 20 points off turnovers as they beat the Argonauts before 29,714 fans at Exhibition Stadium. B.C. intercepted 4 passes and recovered 2 Toronto fumbles.

Hamilton (4-6-1) 21 @ Saskatchewan (4-6-1) 21

Hamilton's Paul Osbaldiston, playing for his third CFL team in his rookie season, kicked a 51-yard field goal on the last play of the 2nd overtime period to give the Tiger-Cats a tie with the Roughriders before 18,565 fans at Taylor Field in Regina in the first regular season game in CFL history to go into overtime. The rule permitting overtime for regular season games had been passed just that year, with the overtime consisting of two 5-minute periods. This game was tied 18-18 after 4 quarters. It was the first CFL game for several players, including Saskatchewan defensive end Bobby Jurasin.

Baseball
Bob Brenly hit 2 home runs, including one to win the game in the bottom of the 9th inning, as the San Francisco Giants edged the Atlanta Braves 7-6 before 8,594 fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. Mr. Brenly also drove in 2 runs with a single. Normally a catcher, Mr. Brenly started the game at third base and tied a major league record with 4 errors in the 4th inning.

The Cincinnati Reds came back from a 3-0 deficit with a run in the 6th inning, 1 in the 7th, and 2 in the 9th to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 before 26,440 fans at Dodger Stadium.

Pinch hitter Carmelo Martinez hit a 2-run home run with 1 out in the bottom of the 9th inning to give the San Diego Padres a 2-1 win over the Houston Astros before 13,279 fans at Jack Murphy-San Diego Stadium. Four San Diego players made their major league debuts: first baseman Tim Pyznarski (0 for 3 with 2 strikeouts, 10 putouts, 1 assist, 1 double play in the field); third baseman Randy Asadoor (0 for 3 with 3 strikeouts, 1 putout, 2 assists); shortstop Gary Green (1 for 3 with a double and 2 strikeouts, a run, 2 putouts, 4 assists, 1 double play); and catcher Benito Santiago (1 for 3 with a double and a strikeout, 2 putouts, and a passed ball).

Jim Rice hit a 3-run home run in the top of the 1st inning to give the Boston Red Sox a 3-0 lead over the New York Yankees, but Mike Easler replied with a 2-run homer in the bottom of the inning, and Yankees went on to an 11-5 win before 51,461 fans at Yankee Stadium.

Bo Jackson hit his first major league home run--a 475-foot blast believed to be the longest home run to date at Royals Stadium--to lead off a 5-run 4th inning as the Kansas City Royals beat the Seattle Mariners 10-3 before 22,063 fans.

20 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Australian Music Report): (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (8th week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Rapput (Senza Fiato)--Claudio Bisio; Rocco Tanica (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): You Could Be Mine--Guns N' Roses (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Denmark (Nielsen Music Control & IFPI): (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (8th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (6th week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): La Zoubida--Lagaf' (8th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (CIN): (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (10th week at #1)

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (5th week at #1)
2 All 4 Love--Color Me Badd
3 Calling Elvis--Dire Straits
4 Always There--Incognito featuring Jocelyn Brown
5 Now that We Found Love--Heavy D and the Boyz
6 Winter in July--Bomb the Bass
7 Gett Off--Prince and the New Power Generation
8 Lekker Op De Trekker/'n Boerinnen-Wervingslied--Mannenkoor Karrespoor
9 Zomer--André Hazes
10 Mooi Man--Mannenkoor Karrespoor

Singles entering the chart were No Deeper Meaning by Culture Beat (#22); Dominator by Human Resource (#26); Sexdrive by the Rolling Stones (#29); The Big L. by Roxette (#30); I'm Too Sexy by Right Said Fred (#31); Fields of Joy by Lenny Kravitz (#36); and Kick Back For The Rave Alarm/Rap Remix by Praga Khan featuring J.J. (#37).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 The Promise of a New Day--Paula Abdul
2 I Adore Mi Amor--Color Me Badd
3 (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams
4 Motownphilly--Boyz II Men
5 Things that Make You Go Hmmm...--C+C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams
6 Good Vibrations--Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch (featuring Loleatta Holloway)
7 Time, Love and Tenderness--Michael Bolton
8 Crazy--Seal
9 Too Many Walls--Cathy Dennis
10 3 A.M. Eternal--The KLF


Singles entering the chart were Can't Stop this Thing We Started by Bryan Adams (#50); Ain't No Future in Yo' Fronting by M.C. Breed & D.F.C. (#70); For You by Michael W. Smith (#87); My Heart Belongs to You by Russ Irwin (#91); Heaven in the Back Seat by Eddie Money (#92); 6 Minutes of Pleasure by LL Cool J (#95); If You're Serious by Riff (#96); and Keep Warm by Jinny (#97).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 The Promise of a New Day--Paula Abdul
2 (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams
3 Every Heartbeat--Amy Grant
4 Time, Love and Tenderness--Michael Bolton
5 Things that Make You Go Hmmm...--C+C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams
6 Crazy--Seal
7 I Adore Mi Amor--Color Me Badd
8 Wind of Change--Scorpions
9 The Motown Song--Rod Stewart (with the Temptations)
10 Motownphilly--Boyz II Men

Singles entering the chart were Can't Stop this Thing We Started by Bryan Adams (#50); My Heart Belongs to You by Russ Irwin (#76); Save Me by Lisa Fischer (#78); Enter Sandman by Metallica (#79); Heaven in the Back Seat by Eddie Money (#87); Groovy Train by the Farm (#89); and Too Young to Love You by Timmy -T- (#90).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (7th week at #1)
2 The Motown Song--Rod Stewart (with the Temptations)
3 Something to Talk About--Bonnie Raitt
4 Hole Hearted--Extreme
5 Shiny Happy People--R.E.M.
6 Fading Like a Flower--Roxette
7 The Promise of a New Day--Paula Abdul
8 Superman's Song--Crash Test Dummies
9 Time, Love and Tenderness--Michael Bolton
10 I am Here--The Grapes of Wrath

Singles entering the chart were Dreamline by Rush (#63); Fall at Your Feet by Crowded House (#71); Listen by Julian Lennon (#83); Long Time Running by the Tragically Hip (#88); Straight to Your Heart by Bad English (#93); All I Have by Beth Nielsen Chapman (#94); All Our Dreams are Sold by Procol Harum (#96); Can't Stop this Thing We Started by Bryan Adams (#97); and Romantic by Karyn White (#98).

On television tonight
The New WKRP in Cincinnati
Tonight's episode: Where Are We?

This was the first regular episode of the situation comedy series, which was shown in syndication, and was a revival of WKRP in Cincinnati, which had aired on CBS from 1978-1982.



Died on this date
Julie Bovasso, 61. U.S. actress. Miss Bovasso as mainly known for performing in avant-garde plays in New York City, and wrote several plays. She played supporting roles in movies such as Saturday Night Fever (1977); The Verdict (1982); and Moonstruck (1987). Miss Bovasso died of cancer.

Americana
Carolyn Suzanne Sapp, representing Hawaii, was crowned Miss America 1992 at the annual pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey.



Politics and government
The Saskatchewan government of Premier Grant Devine granted $431 million to Saskatchewan Indian bands for land entitled under treaty but never handed over; he signed the deal with federal Indian Affairs Minister Tom Siddon.

Football
CFL
Ottawa (5-6) 33 @ Hamilton (1-10) 26

Robert Gordon, playing his first CFL game, caught a 38-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Damon Allen late in the 4th quarter to give the Rough Riders their win over the Tiger-Cats before 10,402 fans at Ivor Wynne Stadium.



Winnipeg (6-5) 23 @ British Columbia (7-4) 36

Doug Flutie passed for 343 yards and rushed for 2 touchdowns to lead the Lions over the Blue Bombers before 41,285 fans at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver. Troy Westwood, playing his first CFL game, kicked 4 field goals for Winnipeg.



Baseball
The Toronto Blue Jays signed veteran outfielder and two-time National League batting champion Dave Parker as a free agent. Mr. Parker was in his 19th season in the major leagues and had been released a week earlier by the California Angels, with whom he had hit .232 with 11 home runs and 56 runs batted in in 119 games.

Joel Skinner singled with 2 out and no one on base in the top of the 11th inning, advanced to second base on a single by Alex Cole, and scored on a single by Mark Lewis to break a 5-5 tie and give the Cleveland Indians a 6-5 win over the Baltimore Orioles before 31,575 fans at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore.

The Detroit Tigers defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 6-4 before 26,644 fans at County Stadium in Milwaukee, as Cecil Fielder of the Tigers hit a 502-foot home run off Dan Plesac that was believed to be the longest in the stadium's history. The ball landed in the back of a truck driven by Gary Schumacher, who didn't stop until he was near Madison, Wisconsin. The Brewers scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th inning and had B.J. Surhoff at second base, but Robin Yount grounded out to shortstop to end the game.

The Seattle Mariners scored 2 runs in the top of the 11th inning to break a 2-2 tie and defeated the Kansas City Royals 4-3 before 27,582 fans at Royals Stadum. The Royals scored a run in the bottom of the 11th and had men on first and sceond bases with 2 out, but Jorge Pedre grounded out to shortstop to end the game.

Gary Gaetti singled to open the bottom of the 10th inning, advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Shawn Abner, and came around to score when Luis Sojo bunted for an infield single, and pitcher Bobby Thigpen threw wildly for an error, allowing Mr. Gaetti to score the winning run as the California Angels edged the Chicago White Sox 3-2 before 29,403 fans at Anaheim Stadium. The White Sox had scored 2 runs in the top of the 9th to tie the game and had men on second and third with nobody out, but were unable to get the runners home.

Ron Gant singled home Keith Mitchell with 2 out and the bases loaded in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Atlanta Braves a 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers before 44,773 fans at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. The rally began when pinch hitter Jerry Willard drew a base on balls with 2 out and nobody on base, and Mr. Mitchell went in to run for him. Kal Daniels tripled home both Los Angeles runs in the top of the 1st.

Mariano Duncan, Hal Morris, and Paul O'Neill began the bottom of the 4th inning with consecutive home runs off Mark Portugal to give the Cincinnati Reds a 3-2 lead over the Houston Astros before 25,829 fans at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, but the Astros scored 2 runs in the 8th and 3 in the 9th to win 7-3. Kenny Lofton made his major league debut in center field for Houston, batting 3 for 4 with a base on balls and 3 runs. He led off the game with a base on balls and scored, with Craig Biggio, on a double by Jeff Bagwell.

Hector Villanueva's 2-run home run with none out in the bottom of the 10th inning gave the Chicago Cubs a 7-5 win over the Montreal Expos before 30,130 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The Expos led 5-0 after 5½ innings.

10 years ago
2001

Died on this date
Stelios Kazantzidis, 70. Greek musician. Mr. Kazantzidis was a singer and guitarist who was one of the leading performers of the Greek genre of popular music known as Laïkó, performing and recording for almost 50 years. He died of a brain tumour, 16 days after his 70th birthday.